Sheet-metal hinge.



F. B. WORDEN. SHEET METAL HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED mme, 1914.

1,1 13,176. Patent-,ed 0ct.6,1914.

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P. B. WORDEN. SHEET METAL HINGE. APPLICATION FILED Plum, 1914.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

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F. B. WORDEN.

SHEET METAL HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.9,1914.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

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FRANK B. WORDEN, 0F JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

SHEET-METAL HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application led February 9,v 1914. 'Serial No. 817,674.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

To all whom t may concern Be Vit known thatl I, FRANK B. WORDEN, of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sheet- Metal Hinges, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in hinges, and more particularly to a sheet metal hinge, applicable to closet seats and seat covers.

The object of the invention is to provide a light and durable hinge formed of sheet metal and which shall at the same time have the rigidity and strength desired.

A- further object is to provide a novel means for attaching hinging members to a sheet metal closet seat or cover.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a top plan View of a closet seat showing the hinges applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross section through the portion of the hinge which is shown in Fig. 2 as applied to the seat cover. Fig. 4.- is a cross section through the hinging member shown in Fig. 3 on a line corresponding ,to the line 4 4 in that ligure.

Fig. 5 1s a cross 'section through the same member on a line corresponding to the line 5--5, Fig. 3`. Fig. 6 is a View of the blank from which the hingingmember of Fig. 3`

is formed.' Fig. 7 is a longitudinal cross section through the hinging member adapted to be attached to the seat. Fig. 8 is a cro'ss section of the member shown in Fig. 7 upon a line corresponding tothe line 8 8 in that 'figure and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal /cross section of a support 4for a hinging rod and adapted to be mounted upon .a suitable bowl. Fig. 10 is a cross section of a 'slightly dif` ferent form`of support. Fig. 11 is a cross section of the support shown inFig. 9 taken upon a line corresponding to the line 11-11 in that figure. Fig.v 12 isa cross section of the form of support shown in Fig. 10 taken Upon a line corresponding to the line 12-12 in that figure. Fig. 13 is a side elevation of a closet bowl, seat and cover, partly in section, showing a novel means of attaching the hinging members. Fig. 14 is a longitudinal sectional View of a slightly different form of support than that shown in Figs. 9 and 10 in that the Washer is formed integral with and stamped up from the sheet metal. Fig. 15 is a longitudinal sectional View of the hinging member attached to the cover'as shown in Fig. 13. Fig. 16 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the hinging member attached to the seat as shown in. Fig. 13.

Referring now, particularly to Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6, in which is represented a hinging member ,formed from the sheet metal blank illustrated in Fig. 6, the central portion -2- being return bent to form an eye -3- for the reception of a hinging rod -4- and this eye is preferably provided with a sleeve -'5-, as shown in Figs. 7, 9 and 10, adapted to form a reinforced bearing for the hinging rod -4-.

The parts -6- and -7 of the blank are bent into tubular form longitudinally of the blank and the part -6- is so positioned and of such a relative size as to telescope within the part -7-,to reinforce and lsjtrengthen the body of the completed memer y--1--.

The end 8 has itsy marginal portion struck up, or its central portion depressed, to form a marginal flange -9- forming a seat for the other end -l0- of the blank and these end portions -8- and '10 hwhen brought together are provided with registering openings -ll-f for the reception of screws adapted to attach the member to a seat or cover.

Fig. 7 is a view ofthe hinging member l1- used in connection with the seat -1- and may be formed in the same manner as the member 1- so that it is of two thicknesses of the sheet metal and reinforced .throughout its length, except thatit has a bend intermediate its ends adapting it to the particular position in which it is used or it may be, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, of a single thickness fora considerable portionv of its length and'in this construction, thereturn bend portion -13-, forming the eye' -3-, has its end bentl in tubular form in the same manner as the part -6 forming the member -1-, and this portion -13- telescopes within thebody -llwhich is likewise of tubular form for aportion of its length as best shown in Fig. 8. In this form of'practice, the part -14- 'having the scrcw-rccoivmg openings -15- is of a single thickness of material and its-marginal portion -16- may be struck up to form a reinforcement, butl this is not essential. In many cases, it is preferable that the part -14- be perfectly flat.

1n Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12, apos; -17- is shown for supporting the hinging rod L1- upon which the hinging members -land -l1- are' journaled. Slightly different forms of this post are shown in the respective figures. The post of Fig. 9 is formed practically in the same manner an the resulting product is of the same construction, as the hinging member -1- of F i 3, except that its lower portion is circu ar and threaded for the reception of a washer -18- and a suitable nut 19 for attaching the post to a bowl as shown in Figs. 2 and 13, and the post of Fig.`10 is formed in practically the same manner and the resulting product is of the same construction as the hinging member of Fig. 7 `except that in this case, the post is shown with a separate reinforcingrod `20 having its lower end threaded and its upper end telescoping within the sheet metal portion of the post and terminating adjacent the tubular part -21- which telescopes Within the bod of the post. In each of these post mem rs, the sheet metal is return bent to form an eye -22- and has portions adjacent this eye, telescoping with ,each other, adapted to reinforce the body of the post. Each post is provded'with a washer -18-, formed separate from the post and having a threaded engagement therewith and adapted to engage the upper portion of a bowl to prevent downward movement of the post beyond a predetermined point. It will be readily apparent, however, from Fig. 14 that this post may be entirely formed of a single piece of sheet metal in which the washer 18 is formed integral with and stamped up from the.

metal.

In Figs. 15 and 16, sheet metal hinging members are shown constructed in the same manner as the hinging members shown in Figs. 1 and 7 and the posts of Figs. 9, 10 and 14.. Their shape, however, is slightly diderent in that they are substantially cylindrical throughout` their length and/in Fig. 13, I have shown a novel means for attaching hinging members of this shape to a sheet metal closet seat and cover provided with a suitable reinforcing member. This sheet metal seat, as 2S- and the cover, as -24., may be constructed in any suitable manner and, as shown, both the seat and cover are provided with a suitable U-shaped reinforcing member -25 with which the threaded portions -26- and -27- of the hinging members 2S- and -29- have a threaded relation and, preferably, both the seat -23- and cover Q4- are constructed of dished sheet metal plates joined together in such a manner as to have their rpective portions overlapped,

d filed November and the posts 2S- and -29- may likewise have a threaded relation with an interiorly threaded opening through these plates from which the seat and cover are formed. It will be apparent, however, that this sheet metal seat and cover may be constructed in any of the ways set forth in my co-pending application Serial No.

3, 1913, and that these hinging members 28 and not have a threaded relation with the metal forming thebody of the seat.

Where joints occur in the hinging members or in the posts or where these members or posts are of two lthicknesses vof the metal, the joints 'or' parts may be suitabll and either temporarily or permanently, united by soldering, welding or otherwise.

lt will now be readily apparent that .many changes may be made 1n the details of construction and in the form of the particular construction herein described without departing from the spirit of this invention as set forth in the appended claims.

That I claim is:

l. A hinging member formed of sheet metal, return bent to form an eye, and4 having portions'adjacent said eye telescoping with each other.

2. A hinging lmember formed of sheet metal, return bent to form an eye, an having portions adjacent said eyev of tubular form and telescoping with each other.

3. A hinging member formed of sheet metal, return bent to form an eye, and having portions adjacent said eye of tubular form and telescoping with each other, and a bushing in said eye.

1. A hinging member formed of sheet metal, return bent to form an eye, and having portions adjacent said eye fitted one 'within the other.

5. A hinging member formed of sheet metal, return bent to form an eye, and

having portions adjacent said eye fitted one within the other and adapted to reinforce the body portion of said member 'and fxedly determine the size of said eye.

6. A hinging member formed of sheet.

metal, return bent to form an eye, and having portions adjacent said eye oftubular form and telescoping with each other, and la bushing in said eye abutting against the telescoping portions. l

. 7. A hinging member formed. of sheet metal and having an eye at one end and a tubular part intermediate its ends, and means for reinforcing said tubular part.

8. vA hinging member formed of sheet metal having an eye at one end and a tubular part leading from the eye, andv means for reinforcingsaid tubular part.

9. A hinging member formed of .sheet metal return bent to form an eye and having portions adjacent said eye fitting one 11 1,113,176 Y v l a' within the other, one of the end portions and conforming in shape to said dished pordish'ed and the other end portion seated in tion.

said dished portion. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set 10. Au hinging member formed of sheet my hand this 30th day of January, 1914.

metal return bent to form an eye and hav- FRANK B. WORDEN.

ing portions adjacent said eye fitting one Witnesses:

Within the other, one of the end portions MARTIN L. BADHORN,

dished andthe other end portion seated in D. BURKE. 

